Engineering Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Workington
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£79,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS
Engineering Management
Feasibility Studies
HSEQ Standards
CDM Principal Designer
Value Engineering
Line Management
Risk Reduction
Design Management
FULL DESCRIPTION
Engineering Manager
Location: Workington, Cumbria
Contract Duration: Permanent
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
Working Arrangement: Full-time, onsite
Salary: £75000 - £79000 per annum + Car Allowance and Other Benefits
Role Overview
Lead engineering across projects, supporting both work-winning and delivery teams:
- Manage the engineering function and assess team competence.
- Support feasibility studies, option selection, and risk reduction.
- Embed HSEQ in all design stages and decisions.
- Deliver projects to scope, budget, and company objectives.
- Promote innovation, value engineering, and alternative designs.
- Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure teams follow established processes and procedures.
- Lead assurance for design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Act as CDM Principal Designer.
- Advise sector leaders, clients, and support bids/submissions.
- Line manage design managers and manage staff rotation for development.
- Maintain safety, quality, and environmental standards; challenge poor practice.
- Apply latest engineering methods and technology.
- Implement lessons learned to improve design, procedures, quality, sustainability, and social value.
- Represent the company externally to clients, consultants, and stakeholders.
- Support recruitment and professional development of engineers.
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